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UNITED STATES PATENT YIPEICE.

JAMES H. SMITH, or sALIsBURY MILLS, NEW YORK.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,185, dated October22, 1901.

-Application filed July 2,1901. Serial No. 66,817. (No'model.)

To all whom t may con/cern: i

Be it known that I, JAMES H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Salisbury Mills,in the county of Orange and State ofNewYork, have invented a new and Improved Fishing-Reel, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a reel for fishinglines; and the prime objectof the invention is to provide a device which will give to the fishermana signal the instant that the hook has been taken by a fish. Y

This specification is a specific description of one form of theinvention, while the claims are definitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a side elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view withparts in section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a sectionalelevation on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. The device comprises a frame a,which may be of the ordinary construction and in Which is mounted thereel proper, b, also of the ordinary construction.

c indicates the crank for controlling the reel. The axle of the reelproper, b, has an extension d, carrying iixedly a bell e, and aspringarm f, lhaving a clapper f. This spring-arm is located outside ofthe bell c and extends around the same to the frame a, at which pointthe clapper fis located. The clapper has a beveled face f2, adapted torun against a stud a on the frame a. Now the instant that the reelproper, h, is turned in either direction the parts e, f, and f' will bemoved in unison with the movement of the reel, and as the inclined facef of the clapper f runs against the stud 0,' the spring-arm f will beiiexed slightly and then as the clapperclears the stud a the spring-armwill in quickly returning move beyond its normal po'- sition and theclapper will be struck against the bell, thus sounding it. This soundingof the bell will take place once for every revolution 'of the reel b,and therefore the instant that a fish takes the line and the reel beginsto move the bell will ring steadily.

This invention is applicable to a pole of the usual construction or toanyother suitable supporting means. For example, a staff g may beemployed, this staff being constructed of metal, having a screw-threadedlower end adapted to be fastened into a boat, a dock, or the like. Theframe a carries a plate 7L, extending vertically at the rear of thereel, and this plate is engaged with a U-bar 7l by means of the headedends t" of said bar being engaged with the plate h. A yoke 7c encirclesthe rod or staff g and projects loosely through I the U-bar i, it beingprovided with a thumbnut Zso that by operating the nut the U-bar 7l maybe tightened firmly against the staff g and all of the parts heldproperly in place. The headed projections t" of the U-bar 'L' eugagewith T-slots in the plate h, such slots being indicated at h in Fig.' 3,and it will be observed that the U-bar may be disengaged from the plateh when desired, and then the reel may be. attached to an ordinary poleby engaging the plate 7i with the usual reel-fastenings of the pole.

If desired, a collar m may be adjustably fastened to the post g by aset-screw m. This allows the nutZ to be relaxed, and the reel may thenturn freely around on the post to any position, accommodating the strainof the fish on the line.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination ofa frame,a reel mounted therein,a bell, a spring-sustained clapper arranged to turn simultaneously withthe reel, and means for striking the clapper against the bell.

2. The combination ofa frame,a reel mount ed therein, a bell, aspring-sustained clapper arranged to turn simultaneously with the reel,the said clapper having an inclined surface, and a stud supportedstationarily with respect to the clapper and .adapted to be engaged bythe inclined surface thereof, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of a frame,a reel mounted therein, a bell supportedon an extension of the axle of the reel, a clapper carried on saidextension of the reel and movable therewith, and means for striking theclapper against the bell.

4. The combination of a frame and a reel mounted therein, a barremovably engaged with a part of the frame, and means for meansforoausing the clappeifdnrngits m0ve= .clamping the bai against asupport. ment', to strike the bell,

5. The combination of a frame, a reel car- In testimony whereof I havesigned my ried therein, a part of Iche frame having a T- naine to thisspecification in the presence of 5 slot, a bar having an enlarged headremovtwo subscribing witnesses.

ably engaged with the T-slot, and means for 1 Y clamping the bar againstthe support. JAMES H' SMITH G. The combination of a frame,a reelmountlVitnesses: ed thereon, a bell, a clappeil arranged t-o moveFRANCIS E. BEAUMONT, Io in unison with the movements of the reel, and E.RAYMOND HULL.

